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Egyptian Vulture

(Neophron percnopterus)
Size: 62 cm; wing span 1.55 m

Sightings

An Egyptian Vulture was spotted circling above the campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, in November 2009. An immature bird was seen near A'Rusayl, south-west of Muscat, in February 2010. More birds were spotted in the region of Sur, near the eastern tip of Oman, in May 2010.

Photos

Adult Egyptian Vulture soaring in a thermal

View from straight underneath of a juvenile Egyptian Vulture

Here seen at a more acute angle...

... and now from straight behind

Food

All raptors are carnivores. Egyptian Vultures scavenge mostly for offal.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.